“I tell them my dad is Ty Law, but it’s not the one you’re thinking of,” said the young Law during his participation in the Nationa Underclassmen Combine at Jones High (April 10).

Coincidentally, Law’s father, is also named Ty Law and he also played professional football, suiting up for the Orlando Predators (AFL) and the Orlando Rage (XFL).

“People on message boards, they’ll not be talking anything about me, but whether (Ty Law) is my dad or not,” Law added. “It gets frustrating but I don’t mind it if somebody new comes and asks me.”

Law may not be related to an NFL great, but that’s not a big deal for him. Law is proud of his father’s local football success and more importantly, he’s looking to forge his own identity.

“The one thing he gets a lot because of my name, (recruiters and media members) think he’s the namesake of the other Ty Law,” said Law’s father. “That sparks they’re attention, but I want him to be his own person. I don’t want him to feel like he can get a ride based on my name.”

So far, Law (5-9, 150) has taken the right steps to make a name for himself. He led Central Florida in takeaways last season, logging four interceptions and four fumble recoveries.

His prowess for getting to the football has caught the eye of several colleges. Law currently has offers from West Virginia and N.C. State and is hearing from Cincinnati, Clemson Syracuse, Temple and Memphis.

“I visited N.C. State and I liked it a whole lot,” Law said. “They’re program isn’t going down, it’s steadily going up, so I like that. And West Virginia, I haven’t gotten a chance to visit them yet, but hopefully I’ll make a visit within the next week.”

Although things had been going smoothly for Law, he was frightened that his recruitment would come to a screeching halt after he broke his finger during the National Underclassmen Combine at Jones High this past Sunday.

He suffered the injury during one-on-one drills and initially thought his finger was just jammed, but when his hand swelled up and continued to stay puffy the next day, Law knew something was wrong.

The prognosis was a broken finger and the immediate remedy was a cast. For Law, a clunky cast over his hand meant having to sit out spring practice and losing the interest of his recruiters.

“That was the first thing in my head and I’ve been asking everybody about it,” Law said. “Coaches say it shouldn’t hurt me at all because they’ll still let me dress out and do some footwork drills and some DB drills, which is what a lot of coaches want to see out of me.”

Law saw a specialist for his injury on Tuesday, and will likely switch to a soft cast within the next several weeks.

“I might be out of my soft cast in a couple of weeks and if that happens, I’ll be able to go full contact and will be able to hit,” Law said.

Spring practice starts in two weeks and Law looks at it as the starting point of something special. Even if he’s not 100 percent, he will do his best to contribute during the spring to a Lake Highland team he believes has the makings of another state-caliber sand way the underwear come

“Everybody is excited because we have everybody coming back,” Law said. “We’re anxious, real anxious so we’re coming with some fire next year.”